[python-win32] Accessing methods from python-based COM DLL generated using py2exe

[Ellis, Alexis -FS]

Hi All,

I am trying to generate a DLL from a python script that can be accessed from a variety other programming platforms.

I am generating the python-based COM DLL using a distutils setup script that is called using py2exe.

The DLL is successfully generated and I can register it using regsvr32, but now I am not sure how to access the function within the dll.  This is a test scenario but ideally I will have multiple functions in my python script that will need to be called and to which I will need to pass arguments.

In order to test this process I created a simple python script:



testscript.py

/////////////////////////

class testscript:

    def tryit(a,b):
        alexis = a + b
        return alexis
/////////////////////////



I then ran the following setup script from command line>> setup.py py2exe

setup.py

/////////////////////////

from distutils.core import setup
import py2exe
import sys
import comtypes
import comtypes.client

class Target:
    def __init__(self, **kw):
        self.__dict__.update(kw)
        # for the version info resources (Properties -- Version)
        self.version = "0.0.1"
        self.company_name = "my company"
        self.copyright = "(c) 2006, my company"
        self.name = "my com server name"

my_com_server_target = Target(
    description = "my com server",
    # use module name for ctypes.com dll server
    modules = ["testscript"],
    # we only want the inproc (dll) server
    create_exe = False

    create_dll = True
    )

setup(
    name="my_com_server",
    # the following two parameters embed support files within dll file
    options={"py2exe": {"bundle_files": 1, }},
    zipfile=None,
    version="0.0.1",
    description="my com server",
    # author, maintainer, contact go here:
    author="First Last",
    author_email="some_name at some_company.com<https://ch1prd0102.outlook.com/owa/redir.aspx?C=uQeS3p99F02hlyLkjgUCWD_IvKYh_M4Ifcon90VNuxNzuAci5VhvJPb0gg_hrvvyb-5jqALjBEM.&URL=mailto%3asome_name%40some_company.com>",
    ctypes_com_server=[my_com_server_target]
    )
//////////////////////////////////////



>From command line I run>> regsvr32 testscript.dll

The dll is successfully registered.

I am assuming that I now have a COM DLL that I can test in python using win32com, but I am not sure how to go about doing this.

Any help would be greatly appreciated!
Thanks,

Alexis


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